Soft-Boiled Eggs 101

I know,  know. You’re thinking next I’ll be posting a tutorial on how to blow your nose. But, talking to Ivory the other day about how hard it is to shell fresh, hardboiled eggs, (yes, we are exciting people, I believe it is our fourth conversation on the...

Great Grits!

Great Grits Really excellent grits are never soupy.  They are sticky like sushi rice and could likewise be eaten with chopsticks if necessary (which I totally did in college cause our suite-mates kept thieving the silverware and it was all I had left.) 1.  Boil one...

No-Fail Homemade Mayo

Oh.  My. Gosh.  Homemade mayo is amazing!  I mean, just LOOK at that picture! NOTHING like store-bought mayo.  NOTHING.  If you’ve never had fresh mayo, you haven’t yet begun to live, my friend. Ivory’s No-Fail Mayo Instructions 1 egg yolk 1 tsp...

Banana Bread a la MIL

My mother in law is one of those magic bakers.  Cookies, brownies, basically sweets of all kinds, even those from a box come out HEAVENLY when they pass through her kitchen.  I can make exactly the same thing at my house and it will NOT taste the same. But, since all...

Gluten-Free Pancakes

Rice Flour Pancakes 1 cup rice flour 1 egg pinch salt 1T sugar 1T baking powder 1T canola oil 1/2 cup water or milk 1.  Combine all ingredients. 2.  Drop by spoonfuls on hot griddle. 3.  Turn when they look like this: Will have the consistency of light corn cakes. 4. ...